The socks were too small, and it was only by（）them that he managed to get them on.

单项选择题As we know, blood types A and B cannot receive AB, but AB may receive A or B. Type O can give to any other group; hence it is often called the（） donor.

A.general
B.popular
C.universal
D.common

单项选择题His latest piece of work was（）by a song he heard on the radio.

A.released
B.inspired
C.assessed
D.composed

单项选择题Each of them had a different（）of what actually happened, but hers was by far more believable.

A.message
B.theory
C.version
D.comment

单项选择题Most people were no longer listening to his long（）story.

A.annoying
B.boring
C.tiring
D.exhausting

单项选择题The bridge was named（）the hero who gave his life for the cause of the people.

A.after
B.with
C.by
D.from

单项选择题Mr. Bloom is not（）now, but he will be famous someday.

A.significant
B.dominant
C.magnificent
D.prominent

单项选择题Everybody（）in the hall where they were welcomed by the secretary.

A.assembled
B.accumulated
C.piled
D.joined

单项选择题If my plan isn't（）of by the committee, all my work will have been wasted.

A.approved
B.consented
C.agreed
D.admitted

单项选择题Our holiday plans（）because of transport strikes.

A.fell out
B.fell through
C.fell over
D.fell behind

单项选择题She can run 100 meters in 13 seconds without（）herself.

A.executing
B.inserting
C.exerting
D.devoting